Stracciatella gelato (Chocolate chip)

Stracciatella gelato (chocolate chip) is maybe the most famous gelato of the world and I can’t deny it’s my favorite. It is one of the easiest gelato recipe to make at home and one of the most appreciate by all the gelato’s gluttons.

Ingredients:

350 ml of whole milk

150 ml of heavy cream

85 g of sugar

5 g vanilla powdered sugar

45 g dark chocolate

Preparation:

The procedure to make stracciatella is very easy, blend together the milk and the cream with the sugar and the vanilla powdered sugar (you can also use only 90 g of sugar). When the sugar is dissolved pour the mixture in the gelato maker and after 10-15 minutes, when it begins to become solid add the chocolate previously grated and leave the mixture in the gelato maker for the remaining time, until it have the right consistence.

Advice:

Which kind of chocolate to use? This is a difficult question, because everything depends on your personal taste, I suggest to use a dark chocolate 50-55%, but you can make your own experiments with sweeter or bitterer kinds of chocolate, and find your own personal favourite!

How to grate the chocolate? I experimented for many years until I found the solution for this problem, the traditional way to grate the chocolate is to grate it with a knife, but after a few times it is not so funny anymore. The best way that I found at last is to use a mandoline slicer (the one you use for vegetables) with a ceramic blade, it can seem strange, but I think this is the best way!

Often I add to the stracciatella less than a teaspoon of cocoa that gives a bit of color and gives more strength to the taste.